Climate Denial Crock of the Week

3 Responses to “Climate Change SNL from 1991: Mike Myers as Carl Sagan”

1. Mike Dombroski Says:

   
   December 22, 2021 at 10:08 am

   Nice find, but how well has it aged?

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   • jimbills Says:

     
     December 22, 2021 at 11:25 am

     If you’re talking about the exaggerated parts like an area being 150 degrees or something, perhaps consider that that’s not the REAL Carl Sagan, it’s a comedy skit, and the main point of the sketch was that humans weren’t doing anything about global warming. I’d say it’s aged well considering as a species we’d still rather be entertained and distracted than listen to scientists.

     The sketch re-ran nationally on this past Saturday’s Paul Rudd SNL episode. It originally aired in 1990, a now mythical golden era when Republicans hadn’t yet been brainwashed by corporate interests:
     

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2. rhymeswithgoalie Says:

   
   December 22, 2021 at 3:01 pm

   Whoa, that reawakened some long-lost neurons.

   150°F is ridiculous, but we know that much lower temps are still deadly, with parts of the world (like North Africa Middle East) regularly topping dry-bulb temperatures above 122°F (50°C).

   Here are wet-bulb temperatures that are dangerous (black is deadly to even young and fit people):

   

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